Not sure what to pay?
Payments are based on a 10 month year August 28th-May 28th, so calculating monthly payments is easy. For instance, a $3600 bill would be $360 a month. For a sibling rate of $3240 (10% discount), your payment would be $324 a month.

Want payment options?
When viewing your invoice on MySchoolBucks.com, please click the Green Payment Options button to see your payment options including partial payments and new and improved payment installations! You can now elect to have your payments automatically taken out monthly, bi weekly, or weekly. These payments will come out on the same day every month for 10 months, 20 biweeks, or 40 weeks.

Siblings?
You should see your invoice with a discounted credit of 10% for your additional child. If you do not see the discount reflected, please feel free to contact me at lbotko@nrsd.net

Hate fees?
Please consider using the OnePay Membership, located under My User Profile, then My Membership. You will use e-checks set up directly through your bank account so there will be no credit/debit card fees. The upfront cost is $12.95 per child, otherwise there is a 3.95% transaction fee.

Please be sure to pay your bill by the 28th of the month from August 28th to May 28th. Accounts that fall behind will be subject to a late fee.

Dear Parents, Friends and Community Partners,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my families for allowing me the honor and distinct pleasure to spend time with your children. My five years with Nashoba has been rewarding and fulfilling. I am leaving my Nashoba family to pursue new opportunities and adventures. I wish all my families, friends and Community Partners success and happiness!

Warmly, Laura Dwyer

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
We believe and follow a similar philosophy to the Responsive Classroom that "Children's developmental needs should be the foundation for every choice we make in the Extended Learning Program."1

PROGRAM VISION
To establish a program that creates an extended learning community by providing social, physical, artistic and intellectual enrichment opportunities.

PROGRAM MISSION
To provide diverse enrichment opportunities that expand the social, physical, creative and intellectual growth of our students through school, community and family collaborations.
Student artist painting.
"The world is but a canvas to the imagination." ~Henry David Thoreau

PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND HOURS
The Extended Learning Program runs concurrently with the Nashoba Regional School District calendar and operates from 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. with pickup time no later than 6:00 P.M. All pickups after 6:00 P.M. will be assessed a charge of $1.00 per minute. We are closed on all Nashoba Regional School District holidays, vacations (February, December, April), summers, and snow days. The Before School Program (all three locations) are closed when there is a DELAYED OPENING.
NEW! To better serve our students all SCHEDULE REQUESTS will be placed on a CHANGE OF SCHEDULE WAITLIST pending the Extended Learning Program Coordinator's approval. Parents will be notified within three business days of the status of their request. There will be a $15.00 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE FEE for all APPROVED schedule requests. This fee DOES NOT apply to ADD DAY requests. Extended Learning and Before School Program requests should be submitted on separate forms.

SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS
If your child is absent from school or there is a change in his/her schedule that will impact his/her Extended Learning Program schedule please email your Site Coordinator before 2:00 P.M. to notify her/him of these changes.

ADD DAY OPTION
Need to add a day? Occasionally the need arises to add a day to your child's schedule. Add days are an option for all registered participants. The cost to add a day is $37.50. Parents simply complete and submit the Change of Schedule/Add Day online form and email Leah Botko at lbotko@nrsd.net to activate the schedule change. A $15.00 fee will be charged for requests that do not provide one month notice.

DISTRICT HALF DAYS
The Extended Learning Program is open at all locations from 12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. on district half days. If the day is not a scheduled Extended Learning day for the student, the day may be added using the Change of Schedule/Add Day online form for $37.50. There is no additional charge if this day falls on a day that is part of the student's regular schedule. Please email lbotko@nrsd.net to activate the schedule request.

The yearly tuition is divided into ten monthly payments (August 28th-May 28th). Monthly tuition payments are due one month in advance on or before the 28th of each month. There is a non-refundable $35.00 registration fee due with the first monthly payment. All payments received after the 28th will be assessed a $20.00 late fee. The first monthly payment is due August 28th and the last monthly payment is due May 28th. Extra charges such as add days, late pickups, and enrichment activities will appear on the monthly billing statement for your convenience.

The Extended Learning Program respects the environment and in an effort to conserve paper all monthly invoices are emailed the third week of each month. Also, all newsletters, parent letters and parent correspondence are emailed. Therefore it is important that parent emails are current and correct, please email lbotko@nrsd.net if there are changes to your email address.
We understand the financial difficulty imposed by having several children in the program and offer sibling discounts. We offer a 10% sibling discount per child. We accept a limited amount of vouchers for families that qualify. Please email Leah Botko at lbotko@nrsd.net for additional information regarding vouchers.

PICKUP
The suggested pickup time is 6:00 P.M. After 6:00 P.M. accounts will be charged $1.00 for each minute after 6:00 P.M. Excessive lateness (more than four late pickups) will result in termination from the program.

If your child is going to be picked up by someone other than a parent the following steps must be followed:

1) an email must be sent to your Site Coordinator stating the person's name and permission for him/her to pick up your child

2) this individual will also be required to show a valid ID upon pickup

3) all listed pickup individuals must be at least 18 years of age.

To ensure the safety of our children there will be no exceptions to this protocol.

BEHAVIOR
The Extended Learning Program has revised its Behavior Policy to reflect the Responsive Classroom model. "The Responsive Classroom is an approach to elementary teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in a strong and safe school community. The approach consists of classroom and school-wide practices for deliberately helping children build academic and social-emotional competencies."2

The five most important skills in the Responsive Classroom model include Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self Respect....C.A.R.E.S. These five skills are reinforced throughout the morning and afternoon in every activity our students enjoy. Additional information can be found on the Responsive Classroom website.

The Extended Learning Program supports a safe environment for all students. Students who cannot maintain personal and social boundaries and jeopardize the safety of other students will be temporarily suspended from the program for a time period determined by the Program Coordinator. Students who continuously jeopardize student safety may be suspended from the program by the Program Coordinator.

NOTE: All Extended Learning Program students must be completely toileting proficient to attend.